Glass Die Ink Marking Media Selection for a Robust Glass Attach Process

Glass material used on a semiconductor device for isolating currents are one of the new breakthroughs of the modern world. Challenges are inevitable due to its complex characteristics and unique appearance. The study focuses on the phenomenon of reject glass die unrecognized, picked and bonded by die attach machine on good units of the semiconductor quad-flat no-leads (QFN) device in focus. This QFN device utilizes glass die as interposer on two active dice that separates the dielectric current of each die. During die attach process, machine photo recognition system failed to recognize and detect the glass die reject marking due to its unique transparent design and will be attached on good units. Thus, resulting to gross rejection and low process yield. Practical solutions to prevent the said phenomenon are simulated and determined by performing selection of variables like the contrast of the reject mark related to the product structure and compatibility through statistical analysis. The improvement drives to promote process robustness and scrap reduction that will help the manufacturing to be competitive through innovative resolutions on problems.

Review of Scrap Reduction Methodologies

Scrap is the recyclable material left over after the manufacturing and consumption of the raw materials and goods such as vehicle parts, raw materials during manufacturing, etc. In contrast to waste, scrap has financial value. Excess generation of scrap affects the productivity of the industry. This paper discusses the requirements and different techniques or methodologies to reduce Scrap generation in the fabrication industries.

A conceptual examination of Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma models for managing waste in manufacturing SMEs

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine and evaluate various Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma (LSS) models proposed by various researchers, which have been implemented in manufacturing organizations. Design/methodology/approach The present study has followed three major steps in methodology. In the first step, pooling of various research articles has been done, followed by development of the primary results. At the final step, analysis and development of the LSS model have been performed. Findings This paper evaluated and examined various models of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and LSS and developed an advanced LSS model that can be deployed in any manufacturing organization with the purpose of scrap reduction. Originality/value The findings of this study will assist shop floor managers to implement an LSS model in their organizations, which can effectively reduce the waste and enhance the overall productivity and quality of the manufactured products.

Scrap Reduction in TMT Reinforced Bar Production by the Application of Lean Techniques

Lean aims to eliminate the non-value-added activity which affects the cost of production along with the scrap rate Lean is often considered as a collection of tools and practices for superior operational and financial performance, through process improvement. Lean is an improvement concept for operational performance in the manufacturing environment. In this work, lean techniques are applied to the manufacturing of random rods at a leading manufacturing company of Thermo Mechanically Treated (TMT) reinforced bars to reduce the scrap. The hot billet coming from the extrusion machine is sent to the rolling mill machine where the TMT bars are produced; this consists of three stages – roughing mill, shear cutting, and programming logical controller. During the shear cut operation performed on the billet, a large amount of scrap was being generated. To reduce this scrap and the non-value-added activities, lean techniques have been applied. Also, the size of the billet was changed to produce maximum yield. With this, the scrap rate at the rolling mill machine has significantly decreased leading to a notable reduction in the cost of production.